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1000 hp road triphttps://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/1000-hp-road-trip/
https://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/1000-hp-road-trip/#respondMon, 10 Mar 2014 20:26:42 +0000http://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/?p=2325 I have a very old friend who just accepted a new post a half dozen states away. The way some people might keep a shotgun under their bed or a few grand in a paint can in the garage ‘just in case’, this magnificent bastard stays prepared by keeping five bad ass American automobiles gassed up and ready to rock in his driveway at all times. Last weekend was D-Day and the fleet needed to get from point A to B and it needed to happen with sound and with fury.

So, in the wee hours of the morning, four enthusiastic gentlemen with 38 combustion chambers at their disposal set out to deliver the hardware to its new home at speeds illegal on every single one of this great nation’s thoroughfares. If you’ve never hit the rev limiter on a vehicle equipped 300 horsepower engine I highly recommend it but for heaven’s sake do it in your friend’s car.

PS: Jerry Reed’s “East bound and Down” should get you in the mood no matter which direction you’re headed

]]>https://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/1000-hp-road-trip/feed/0Ryan T. Conatyroad-tripRhode Island Adult Correctional Institutehttps://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/rhode-island-adult-correctional-institution/
https://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/rhode-island-adult-correctional-institution/#respondTue, 25 Feb 2014 21:45:11 +0000http://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/?p=2318I was just sitting down to edit through a job I just shot in the prison for Rhode Island Monthly and it occurred to me I never shared with you another recent shoot I did in jail so here you go. It appeared in Providence en Español and the gist of the story, for those of you who don’t read español, is ‘these kids are in jail for the rest of their lives so don’t be bad boys like them’.

I think.

If memory serves, the young man on top was robbing a convenience store and shot and killed the guy behind the counter, I think it was gang stuff for the kid in second picture. He got somebody before they got him and the inmate in the last picture murdered his girlfriend with a knife.

I’ll say they were all nice enough fellas to me and I really appreciate them taking the time to have their picture taken.

Tough stuff and more than I really can get into on the blog here but they all come from super shitty situation and I remember sorta understanding how one would come to the point of making the decisions they’d made. In any case, buy me a drink and we can talk more about it but until then just try to be really good parents I guess.

Clay Pell kicked off his Gubernatorial campaign yesterday and I was honored to be asked to take a few pictures. I’ve covered enough Rhode Island politics that I’m usually very comfortable covering these types of events but I’ll admit I was a little star struck yesterday. Mr. Pell, I love three things. The first is Freedom the second is a beverage from Ireland that shall remain nameless for now and the third is the Winter Olympics. Good luck in November and if you don’t have any plans for the opening ceremonies on February 6th (my birthday BTW) you and the Missus are always welcome to stop by.

I need to hit the road (going to upstate new York for the weekend) but I wanted to get these pictures in front of you while they were still timely. They are pictures of Wednesday’s Senate vote to legalize same sex marriage in Rhode Island.

Here me out now, I’m not trying to hock 8x10s to everyone. This is the

gallery tool I use for my wedding clients and it’s just a good way to post a heavy quantity of files.

Sorry so much Bill Fisher right at the beginning. He’s just easy to take a picture of I guess.

]]>https://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/senate-floor-vote/feed/0Ryan T. ConatyEqualmarriageRI_094-X2Marriage Equality passes senate committeehttps://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/marriage-equality-passes-senate-committee/
https://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/marriage-equality-passes-senate-committee/#commentsTue, 23 Apr 2013 21:29:42 +0000http://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/?p=2292Rhode Islanders got a step closer to enjoying the universal right to marry this afternoon when the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the same-sex marriage bill (7/4). From here it goes to the Senate floor. Proponents are optimistic this time around so I will do my best to get some more celebratory pictures for you tomorrow.

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https://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/250/#respondMon, 22 Apr 2013 18:52:39 +0000http://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/?p=2285By now this is old news and there are plenty other journalist who gathered far far more meaningful and timely news pictures than I (especiallyMatt Healey) but I though it was better to post something rather than let these frames sit on a hard drive somewhere.

The University of Rhode Island experienced a ‘Lock Down’ today when it was thought there was a shooter in Chafee hall. Chafee houses the Journalism department (my people) so naturally I was on the road within seconds of getting the call. Thank goodness it was a false alarm. I did however get into some serious beef with the State, South Kingstown and Campus police for a variety of disputes surrounding my desire to shoot their “crime scene.”

I’ve dealt with plenty of cops and I’ve gotten good at remaining relaxed (because you can’t send with cuffs on) but I figured if I was going to be arrested for doing my job the “Rhode Island Journalism Hall of Fame” was just about the coolest place it could happen.

]]>https://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/uri-lock-down/feed/0Ryan T. ConatyURI_lockdownHarrington School of Communications and Mediahttps://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/harrington-school-of-communications-and-media/
https://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/harrington-school-of-communications-and-media/#respondTue, 05 Mar 2013 19:01:29 +0000http://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/?p=2269I photograph a lot of URI’s Harrington School events and, Communications and Media being heavy on the technology, I wind up in a lot of computer labs with Power Point presentations.

I was trying to think of a good blog post today and I noticed I have a lot of these lighting situations with projectors and catch lights in the glasses and eyes over the past week so I thought I’d put a few together and see what it looked like.

]]>https://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/harrington-school-of-communications-and-media/feed/0Ryan T. ConatyHarrington school of communications and mediaWhat’s this talk about grenades now?https://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/whats-this-talk-about-grenades-now/
https://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/whats-this-talk-about-grenades-now/#commentsFri, 01 Mar 2013 17:54:42 +0000http://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/?p=2262Well I’m noConnie(who could be?) but I do have a project that brought me to ‘the marble nipple’ for a hearing Wednesday and I hope the work will stack up.

It being Friday now, I’m sure you’re all up to speed. NRA lobbyist, Darin Goens, met both friends and opposition during a hearing in a very muggy House Judiciary Committee room to discuss the Ocean State’s gun laws.

The quote of the day went to the doves: “Some people would be out with grenades on Saturday afternoons if it was legal”, said ‘Gansett Rep Teresa Tanzi.

Rep Tanzi, You are talking my language. If I thought I could get away with it, I would absolutely be the first one to chuck some grenades come Saturday.

I suppose cooler heads should prevail though and we will all have to meet somewhere in the middle. So for now I will just say to everyone have a great weekend (with or without grenades).

]]>https://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/whats-this-talk-about-grenades-now/feed/4Ryan T. ConatyNRAAisling McCarthy Bradyhttps://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/aisling-mccarthy-brady/
https://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/aisling-mccarthy-brady/#respondTue, 26 Feb 2013 16:03:58 +0000http://ryantconaty.wordpress.com/?p=2253We had nonviolence yesterday but I’m afraid we’re back on the other side of news today.

I had a job for a lovely people at the Irish Sun last week. A Irish nanny named Aisling McCarthy Brady is charged with assault after the child in her care died. The charges against her may increase depending on what the medical examiner says but her lawyer, Melinda Thompson, seen here leaving Cambridge District Court, says she’s innocent.

We’ll see how this plays out but I feel bad that I couldn’t get a picture of the defendant for my client (the sheriffs brought her in locked away in the back of the paddy-wagon). I also said “Paddy-wagon” to my Irish picture desk a bunch of times when I called in to report and now I’m wondering if that is a derogatory term…